§ Mr. Hilary BennTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans he has to provide future funding for the Youthtrain project. [133082]
§ Ms JowellThe Youthtrain project has been supported by the European Social Fund EMPLOYMENT programme. The programme was to test ideas, pilot innovative approaches, and then seek support through other means if the idea worked. The EMPLOYMENT programme closed at the end of June 2000 and projects such as Youthtrain which produce good results should now seek alternative funding, such as through the mainstream ESF Objective 3 programme which was launched in June.